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Thomas Middle

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Thomas Middle ranks 1737 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1737^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Thomas Middle is a public middle school in Houston, TX, serving 391 students in grades 6-8 within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), and it serves a community where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. After years of ranking in the bottom 10th percentile of Texas middle schools, the school has staged a dramatic turnaround, jumping to the 26th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year and earning its first star in years—a much steeper improvement than nearby HISD peers like Cullen Middle or Hartman Middle.

This improvement is driven by exceptional performance with specific student groups. Thomas Middle now ranks in the 73rd percentile for English Language Learners and the 60th percentile for Special Education students, far exceeding its overall rank. Additionally, 100% of students taking Algebra I were proficient, compared to 57.63% district-wide, showing the school effectively accelerates its top-tier students. However, the school presents a tale of two populations: while advanced students thrive, only 33.61% of 8th graders were proficient in Reading and 10.4% in Social Studies, indicating the majority of students in standard classes still face significant challenges.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Iltexas Houston Orem Middle (0.82 miles away), both schools serve similar high-poverty communities and show a shared strength in advanced courses, with Iltexas also achieving over 96% proficiency in Algebra I. Yet, Thomas Middle's volatile dropout rate—ranging from 1.6% to 10.7% in recent years—remains a concern, higher than peers like Ortiz Middle (1.7%). Notably, the higher-performing KIPP Spirit College Prep (67th percentile) spends less per student and has a much higher student-teacher ratio, suggesting Thomas's recent gains stem from changes in instruction or culture rather than just resources.

391

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,686

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5655 Selinsky Rd
Houston, TX 77048-1864

(713) 732-3500

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Thomas Middle usually attend:

High:

Sterling High School

Feeder schools for Thomas Middle:

Elementary:	Codwell Elementary
	Frost Elementary
	Law Elementary
	Mading Elementary
	More...
	Mitchell Elementary
	Woodson School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.4%

Hispanic:

35.5%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

1,737^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 41Middle Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1737 of 2335	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	2141 of 2344	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2153 of 2372	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	2184 of 2330	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2085 of 2254	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	2203 of 2252	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	2129 of 2193	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1971 of 2080	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.0	1877 of 2027	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	1859 of 1987	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1898 of 2043	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1750 of 1987	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	1631 of 1973	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.9	1803 of 1951	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	1678 of 1895	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	1615 of 1803	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	1610 of 1763	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1498 of 1718	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	1520 of 1684	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.7	1548 of 1585	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.4	1542 of 1582	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.4	1531 of 1573	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	741 of 1295	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	971 of 1280	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1122 of 1273	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1089 of 1251	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1177 of 1213	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1147 of 1193	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1018 of 1167	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	1846 of 2182	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	2087 of 2118	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1996 of 2058	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1533 of 2008	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	370 of 1390	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	34.8	1189 of 1770	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1508 of 1720	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1154 of 1643	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1554 of 1592	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1189 of 1445	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1206 of 1376	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1655 of 2240	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2036 of 2242	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2093 of 2241	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1987 of 2221	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	2108 of 2151	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	2018 of 2047	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1926 of 2008	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	927 of 1481	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1062 of 1488	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1484 of 1501	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1436 of 1446	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1421 of 1430	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	1034 of 2141	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.8	1672 of 2119	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	1931 of 2116	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1737 of 2077	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1961 of 2043	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	1883 of 1935	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1774 of 1895	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1354 of 2253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1810 of 2235	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2083 of 2251	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1996 of 2220	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	2137 of 2172	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2029 of 2073	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1928 of 2039	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1712 of 2253	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1935 of 2246	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2145 of 2245	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2120 of 2228	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	2125 of 2168	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	2023 of 2069	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1942 of 2030	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	787 of 1956	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.5	149 of 1891	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	23.5	1630 of 1815	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1688 of 1757	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1524 of 1712	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1282 of 1626	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1295 of 1597	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)37th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Social Studies10%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	5655 Selinsky Rd	Houston	77048	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3500	391	32	12.1	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	240 (61.4%)	139 (35.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	29.7	1737^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.6%		15.5	2141^st of 2344 public middle schools	8.7%	404	100.0				54.6	37.8	33.6		35.4	27.4	26.3	10.4	$15,686
Iltexas Houston Orem Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	410	24	17.1	89.5%	3 (0.7%)	214 (52.2%)	185 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	31.5	1674^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.3%		16	2128^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.2%	454	96.7		96.3		45.4	37.2	36.1		35.5	29.1	31.3	13.7	$8,494
Pro-Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4590 Wilmington St	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	140	7	20.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	135 (96.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	2298^th of 2335 public middle schools	1.6%		4.4	2309^th of 2344 public middle schools	1.5%	11					4.4	14.3	24.1		0.0	5.7	11.1	0.0	$9,669
KIPP Spirit College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	532	20	26.6	91.5%	3 (0.6%)	384 (72.2%)	140 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	59.7	762^nd of 2335 public middle schools	67.4%		48.4	1128^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.9%	366	30.2			43.9	58.7	53.1	69.5	26.0	26.3	38.3		37.5	$8,128
Attucks Middle	Public	6-8	4330 Bellfort Blvd	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3670	392	31	12.7	97.2%	6 (1.5%)	243 (62.0%)	132 (33.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	28.8	1764^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.5%		29.1	1765^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.7%	1	54.9	96.9			42.5	42.9	42.1		21.3	14.3	43.4	16.0	$18,276
Hartman Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7111 Westover	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7435	645	44	14.8	94.9%	8 (1.2%)	156 (24.2%)	476 (73.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42.7	1294^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.6%		40.1	1398^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.4%	104	100.0	100.0			43.2	40.6	55.9		44.5	25.3	52.0	14.9	$16,748
Ortiz Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6767 Telephone Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5650	772	48	16.0	95.1%	3 (0.4%)	80 (10.4%)	674 (87.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	48.2	1096^th of 2335 public middle schools	53.1%		41	1367^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.7%	271	100.0				49.7	45.5	57.1		35.4	19.3	52.0	28.6	$10,298
Cullen Middle	Public	6-8	6900 Scott St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8180	310	28	11.0	100.0%	7 (2.3%)	238 (76.8%)	57 (18.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	20	2040^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.6%		18.1	2069^th of 2344 public middle schools	11.7%	29	70.0				44.3	36.7	44.8		19.8	8.5	19.4	5.5	$23,564
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	5400 Mlk Jr Blvd	Houston	77021	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0564	405	22	18.6	93.8%	5 (1.2%)	284 (70.1%)	106 (26.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	45	1207^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.3%		38.5	1441^st of 2344 public middle schools	38.5%	234	52.3			32.5	37.2	44.0	61.4	37.5	31.8	31.9		34.1	$8,111
KIPP Prime College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	453	22	20.6	93.4%	2 (0.4%)	91 (20.1%)	354 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	44.8	1217^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.9%		51.7	1026^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.2%	191	54.6			47.5	39.3	55.1	62.1	24.2	20.5	43.9		22.7	$8,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Middle

Is Thomas Middle a good school?

Thomas Middle ranks 1737^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Middle?

Students at Thomas Middle are 61% African American, 36% Hispanic, 2% White.

What high school do graduates of Thomas Middle attend?

Students who attend Thomas Middle usually go on to attend Sterling High School

How many students attend Thomas Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Thomas Middle.

What district is Thomas Middle in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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